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Crap Crap Crap Crap!
Devon repeated the word crap over and over in her head as she stared at her sister. Alanna was striding across the yard toward her and she looked royally pissed.
"Why did you interfere!?" Alanna yelled, "I could have taken care of myself!"
"Oh please Lana, he would have beat you into a bloody pulp!" Devon argued
Alanna sighed. "Your right. He would have killed me. And don't call me Lana anymore."
"To feminine?"
"Of course it's to feminine! Do you know any boys named nicknamed Lana?"
"No."
Alanna shook her head "what did you come to see me for."
Devon grinned broadly. "I'm now a student of the Shang Wolf."
"Really? That's wonderful! Does he live in Corus? Does he stay in one place? Are you his only student?" Alanna was overjoyed
"Hold it Lana, I can only answer one question at a time!" She moved one before Alanna could protest the use of her nickname. "Yes he lives in Corus, right outside the Royal forest. No he doesn't move. No I'm not his only student. He also trains a girl named Beth."
Alanna opened he mouth to say more but the bell that marked it as time for her to go to dinner rung loudly. Instead she sighed, hugged her little sister and left the yard.
Devon sat down and fed Red an apple she had taken from the kitchen. Not long after Alanna had left Beth hopped the fence and entered the yard.
"Hey, let's go." She ordered
Devon blinked then took Red's rein and followed Beth toward the royal forest.
After nearly an hour of walking Devon and Beth entered a large clearing. There was a large stone cottage with ivy growing on the walls. A fenced in corral help 3 horses, 4 ponies, a goat, a cow, 13 sheep and 2 pigs. A bunch of chickens scattered across the ground walking blindly and often into things. Several cats and dogs sat under the shade of a cluster of apple trees. The door to the cottage opened and Ulf exited.
"Ah, there you are girls" He said with a smile "I spent all morning cleaning out the spare room for you my dear." He smiled at Devon
She grinned "Thank you Master Wolf"
"Ulf, my dear. My name is Ulf Harris. Beth will you please take.um. My dear I do believe after all this I never asked your name" He said sheepishly
"I'm Devon"
"Right, Beth will you please take Devon to her room?"
"Gotcha boss" Beth replied, "Follow me shorty"
As Beth strode inside Devon called after her
"I'm not short!"
"This is my room" Beth said and pointed to a door. " Yours is that one," She pointed to the door on the end of the hall. "That's Ramona's room." She said pointing to the door between her's and Devon's. "You met her, she's the lady with the black hair and green eyes. Downstairs, if you didn't notice, there are 3 rooms off the kitchen. The one in the left back corner that's cut off by the paper screen is the privy. The door next to the stairs, on the right wall, is Ulf's and the door next to it is Noah's." She listed all the rooms they had passed.
"Wait! Noah?" Devon said startled
"Yes Noah. He's not a member of the Shang. He's a boy who works as a hostler in the palace stables. He lives here because he's Ramona's son." Beth answered
"Who is Ramona? I mean I saw her but."
Beth grinned. "You want to know why the heck she's here? Well she's an ex Shang. She trained from the time she was 3 till she was 14 then dropped out and became a player. Noah's dad was a player. He died from pneumonia when Noah was 5. Ramona and Noah stayed with the players for 6 more years. They moved in last year." Beth looked thoughtful "Oh! I got off track. I just need to tell you that the room across from yours is our library. Books, papers the whole kit and caboodle. That basically takes care of the whole house. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go feed the animals.
Devon watched her go with a shocked stare. She shared her new home with Ulf, Beth, Ramona, Noah, and an assortment of animals. After a moment Devon turned and entered her new room with a single fleeting thought. Life just got a tad bit more interesting.
Crap Crap Crap Crap!
Devon repeated the word crap over and over in her head as she stared at her sister. Alanna was striding across the yard toward her and she looked royally pissed.
"Why did you interfere!?" Alanna yelled, "I could have taken care of myself!"
"Oh please Lana, he would have beat you into a bloody pulp!" Devon argued
Alanna sighed. "Your right. He would have killed me. And don't call me Lana anymore."
"To feminine?"
"Of course it's to feminine! Do you know any boys named nicknamed Lana?"
"No."
Alanna shook her head "what did you come to see me for."
Devon grinned broadly. "I'm now a student of the Shang Wolf."
"Really? That's wonderful! Does he live in Corus? Does he stay in one place? Are you his only student?" Alanna was overjoyed
"Hold it Lana, I can only answer one question at a time!" She moved one before Alanna could protest the use of her nickname. "Yes he lives in Corus, right outside the Royal forest. No he doesn't move. No I'm not his only student. He also trains a girl named Beth."
Alanna opened he mouth to say more but the bell that marked it as time for her to go to dinner rung loudly. Instead she sighed, hugged her little sister and left the yard.
Devon sat down and fed Red an apple she had taken from the kitchen. Not long after Alanna had left Beth hopped the fence and entered the yard.
"Hey, let's go." She ordered
Devon blinked then took Red's rein and followed Beth toward the royal forest.
After nearly an hour of walking Devon and Beth entered a large clearing. There was a large stone cottage with ivy growing on the walls. A fenced in corral help 3 horses, 4 ponies, a goat, a cow, 13 sheep and 2 pigs. A bunch of chickens scattered across the ground walking blindly and often into things. Several cats and dogs sat under the shade of a cluster of apple trees. The door to the cottage opened and Ulf exited.
"Ah, there you are girls" He said with a smile "I spent all morning cleaning out the spare room for you my dear." He smiled at Devon
She grinned "Thank you Master Wolf"
"Ulf, my dear. My name is Ulf Harris. Beth will you please take.um. My dear I do believe after all this I never asked your name" He said sheepishly
"I'm Devon"
"Right, Beth will you please take Devon to her room?"
"Gotcha boss" Beth replied, "Follow me shorty"
As Beth strode inside Devon called after her
"I'm not short!"
"This is my room" Beth said and pointed to a door. " Yours is that one," She pointed to the door on the end of the hall. "That's Ramona's room." She said pointing to the door between her's and Devon's. "You met her, she's the lady with the black hair and green eyes. Downstairs, if you didn't notice, there are 3 rooms off the kitchen. The one in the left back corner that's cut off by the paper screen is the privy. The door next to the stairs, on the right wall, is Ulf's and the door next to it is Noah's." She listed all the rooms they had passed.
"Wait! Noah?" Devon said startled
"Yes Noah. He's not a member of the Shang. He's a boy who works as a hostler in the palace stables. He lives here because he's Ramona's son." Beth answered
"Who is Ramona? I mean I saw her but."
Beth grinned. "You want to know why the heck she's here? Well she's an ex Shang. She trained from the time she was 3 till she was 14 then dropped out and became a player. Noah's dad was a player. He died from pneumonia when Noah was 5. Ramona and Noah stayed with the players for 6 more years. They moved in last year." Beth looked thoughtful "Oh! I got off track. I just need to tell you that the room across from yours is our library. Books, papers the whole kit and caboodle. That basically takes care of the whole house. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go feed the animals.
Devon watched her go with a shocked stare. She shared her new home with Ulf, Beth, Ramona, Noah, and an assortment of animals. After a moment Devon turned and entered her new room with a single fleeting thought. Life just got a tad bit more interesting.